Rope carrier



J. F. GODFREY.

vROPE GABRIEL APPLICATION FILED DEC. 20, 1920.

1,427,949 Patenasept. 5, 1922.

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HOPE CARRIER.

l APPLICATION FILED DEC. 20, i920. 1,427,949. Patentedsept.5,1922

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ROPE CARRIER.

APPLlcAloN FILED nic. 2o. |920.

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Patented sept. s, 1922.

UNITED STATES]*`PA'TEN,T,,0FFICEf.' y

JOHN F. GODFREY, or ELKHART,`I1vDIANA, ,AssIGNoR To THE conrnn yconvinr'on comrmvr,v OF'ELKHART, INDIANA, A CORPORATION or INDIANA.

ROPE CARRIER Application niea'neeember 2o, iezcfsria'l nq; 431,819.

To all whom t may concern l' Be it known that I,Jo1-I`N F. Gronrmnrxa citizen ofthe Untedstateml'esiding at Elk? for purposes7 of 1traction and for the operation ofi the traveler-carrying means.y `It is highly Adesirable that meansbe `provided to support these ropes land" since thefropes are connected ,to the traveler, the supporting means must be adapted to permitpassage of the traveler. i l

lIt is an object of the present inventionfto provide rope carrier and supporting means adapted to be displaced to permit :passage of the'conveyor traveler.r y

f It is a further objeCfotOprQvide'n'ieans 'of this character lwhich "are adapted fto be automatically operated bythe traveler and toautom atically return to supporting ipnosi-` tionv after the passage of thetraveler.` y 'y vIt is an additional object-to provide means associated with said' supporting means and adapted to prevent* lateral displacementl of t the ropes. n l v i 'y n further objects1 .appear as the description proceeds; .A I. ,e ,y y

' "Bro'adly,my inventioncomprises a horiy zontally extending supportingfarm pivoted adjacent thef'path of the yconveyor'and -having operatively asso`eiatedtherewith 'means adapted to engage a "member-carried' by the traveler to move thefvarm out of the path of the traveler"'to1y permit lits passage. f- I jalso provide resilient means tolrestore the arm to supportingfposition l The '-inventi n further includes vertically placed guide rollers located within the horizontal scope of operationv of the supporting arm and adapted r therewith to` positively prevent 'aflate'ral "displacement of 'the ropes.

a lI have illustrated. 4"a ypreferred embodiment of 'myf inventionv 'in the accompanying drawings, in which-#J *Ffgure `1l isal sid`e,'v iewy of 'afportion of the conveyor showingtheconveyor traveler and my rope supporting member;

Anected by the bolts 11 and 12 to Figure2 `is anplan views-of FigureY 1;

' Figure?) kis an end view of'Figure 1; and'4 Figure 4 is a detail viewfof the rope sup- The type of yconveyor shown A in the draw-f yings comprises an I-beam support 4lupon which travel the rollers 5 carried by frames 6, theframes being connected by the links 7, 8 and 9. The tractionfrope 1() is connected tothe ends of the' linksl 7' and 9 and serves to `move' thek traveler along "the support 4.

The links 7,' Sand/9am ypivotally conperrnit the traveler to-'conform to curves in'the'track or guideway.` The pulleys lvaresuspended from'theframes by thefstraps 14:', eyesjly vand cross bolts 16; i The hoistero'pe 17 passes yover the"y two 'pulleys`13 fand .intermediate these'pulleys supportsfthecarri'er 18'. The r V,verticalrollers 19 and 2O are carriedbythe rod21supported'by the-bracket`221v 1- VThe bracket 23 'carried by the I-beam 4 is provided with 'a bearing 241 at itsile'ft end e as shownA in Figure 3.' In thisbearing is supported thefpivot member 25 having connectedthereto the operating arm 126`a`nd the rope supportngarm 27. -"I`he"arm-27 'is connected to the pivotmember 25 by v`means of thepin28 fitting in anyfoneof a series of holes9 this form of connectionpermitting y adjustmentas to height.` The upper end of `z the pivot member 25 carries the cranky arm 29 to which is secured one'end of the spring 30, the opposite end o1i the spring being l held by theeye `31' carried by the 'right endy ofthe bracket 23. As best shown'in'lligure 3, the bearing24 and the adjacent portion provided with coactingk of thearmr 29 are lugs and grooves 32, 83 adapted to yieldingly maintain the crank arm normally ina position parallel to the bracket 23.3 The supporting arm `27 is provided with the rope carrying roller 34 and the outer li'pB; To

- each frame 6 is bolted an engaging member 36 extending horizontally beyond the yend of.

the traveler, The`fintermediate link 8 carriesthe engaging member `rin the plane of the-members-SG. .n f f In the use of 1 the conveyor, the/(traveler v'isnioved in either direction by appropriate movement of' the" traction rope 10.`vk The carrier 18 is raised or lowered by movement `of thehoist ropev 17. Asthetraveler is moved on the track 4 the ropeslO and 17 are supportedupon the rollers 34 of the supporting arms 27. -They are preventedironi any possible lateral displacement in one d1- rection by the pivot member 25 and inthe opposite direotionoy the rollers l9f`z-..r `1clp20..` The upper 'roller '19 is adapted to; receive the traction rope and the lower roller 20 jthe hoist rope.

lt is to be noted that the rollers 1.9 and 2O b and the supporting member 27 are located in different planes sothat `when in support ing vpositionthe lip-v ofthe' supporting member extends beyond the inner tace the rollers. rlfhese several elements thuscombine to jointly `prevent displacement of' the ropes.. n I

`As the traveler approaches the supporting member' 27 Athe member-36 ofwtheitorward frame vG of. the traveler engagesthe ,operat'Nv ing arm 26 and thus rotates the pivot 4mem-` ber 25 and swingsthe arms 27 and 29later-` ally, the arm -29 pulling against ,the-resistl ance of the spring` `30. VThis vmovement isv suiiicient to permitrytlie arm. 27 to clear the pulleysl?) during the -zpassage ofv the traveler. 1 1 `The supporting` armasseinblyis retained in this positionby the engagement of lthe arm 26-with members 36,37 `and' 36 untilv the traveler has fullycleared .the arm 27. The spring 30 then serves r"by means of itsconnection with ,the .crank arm 29 to again bring the supporting armr 27. transversely ogtthe conveyor body. This movement occurs so closely after the passage of 'the traveler that the arm27 movesunder the ropel 17.- The intergaging lugs' and grooves 32, y33 serve to prevent swinging or rebound of, the arm 27, and it is retainedy in its transverse position. 1

It is to be understood that the rollers 19 and 20, while theymay be used at anyj point upon the conveyor, are particularly desirable at or adjacent curves or turns in. thecon.-

l veyorktrack, as shown in Figure 2.` .The

construction which has been 'sho wn is simple in design and is positive and automatic in itsr operation. It' serves to maintain the hoisting and traction cables at their proper locationadjacent the conveyor -track andyet readily permits passage-of the yconveyor traveler. y "I claim: 1,

, l.. In combination with a 'conveyor traveler and conveyor .supporting means, ropes associated with' 'the y traveler, and .supporting means `for said ropes normally interposed in the path of the traveler and adaptedto `loe displaced by ainember m'akingoperative connection-with meansvcarried by the traveler, inorder to?permitipassage` of the traveler.. v. Y y 2.111 combination `with a Conveyor travelerand conveyor 'sumnorting means'. ropes associ-ated "withl the traveler, supporting means for said ropes normally interposed in the path oi'tlie traveler and adapted .tobe displaced 'by a member making operative connection with means carried by the travelerin order permit passage oi' the traveler,

` and. means adapted to return the'supporting vmeans ytonormal position ai'ter passing oi the "tra-veler.

` lncoinbination `with a conveyor traveler and conveyor supporting` means, ropes associated .with the trareler, supporting means iorsaid ropes adapted to be. displaced to perfmitpassage of the travelerfand means adapted to prevent lateral displacement of the ropes. 1 y

ln combination with a conveyor traveler, arope associated therewith, a laterally extending movable arm `adapted to support they rope, andmeans ycarried bythe traveler adapted to vdisplace the armto permit passage of the travelerand to' maintain the arm displaced` during such passage.

...5.111v combination with a conveyor trai eler, a rope associated therewith, a laterally extending movablearm adapte-dto supportthe rope, `means. carried by thew traveler adapted' to displaceI the arm to .permit passa of the traveler, and a spring associated with vthe-arm Iand adapted .to return yit to n supporting position after passage oit kthe duringpassage of the traveler. l l.

eler, a ropeassociated` therewith, a laterally extending bracket," adj acentthe conveyor, an arm pivotally connected to the bracket and extending inthefpathofv the traveler to support the rope, an operating armv associated with the supporting arm, andy means carried 'by theltraveler 'adapted to. engage the operating arm yto move the supporting arm and to maintainv it outof the path of the` traveler duringpassagethereof. o y l 11-8. In combination 'wi-tha conveyor trav "eler, a rope associated therewith, a .laterally extending bracket adjacent the conveyor, an arm pivotedly connected ,tothe )bracket and v l L lngcombination'.with a conveyorjtravextending inthe path of thjetraveler to f supporty the rope, -anfoperating yarm associated withthe' supporting arm,. means calf- `ried bythe-traveler ladapted to engage the operating arm; toi move jthe'supporting arm out. of thepath of the.travelerv during passage thereot, and a'spring connected tothe bracket and the supporti-ng arm assembly in suchmanner as to return the supporting arm to i supporting ypos1t'1o1 1 after `passage of the traveler. 14's; ..1 .1

`91. In combination with a conveyor traveler, a rope associated therewith, a laterally extending movable arm adapted to support the rope, and vertically extending rollers adapted to prevent lateral displacement-of the rope. i n

10. In combination With a conveyor travelel, a rope associated therewith,` a laterally extending movable arm adapted to support the rope, and vertically extending rollers,

adapted to prevent lateral displacement of the rope, the rollers being located Within the operating scope of the movable arm.

1l. In combination With a conveyor traveler, conveyor supporting means, hoist and traction ropes associated with the traveler, a laterally extending bracket adjacent the conveyor support, a pivot member associated With the bracket and carryingv a rope sup-k porting arm and an operating arm, and r,ak

porting arm and an operating arm, a laterally extending engaging member carried by i the traveler and adapted to engage the operating arm to move the rope supporting arm y laterally during the passage of the traveler,

an operating arm associated with the sup-f porting arm, and means carried by the traveler adapted to engagey the operating arm to move the supporting arm out of the path of the traveler during passage thereof. f

n 413. In combination with a conveyor traveier, conveyor supporting means, hoist and L traction ropes associated With the traveler, a laterally extending bracket adjacent the conveyor support, a pivot member associated porting, arm and an operating arm, a later- "with the bracket and carrying a rope supf ally extending engaging membercarried by.y

the traveler and adapted to engage the operating arm to move .the rope Supportingarm laterally during the passage of the traveler,

means carried bythe traveler adapted to engage the operating arm to ymove the sup- `porting armout of the path of the traveler during passage thereof, yand vertically eX- tending rollers adaptedto prevent lateralr displacement of the cables, the rollers being located Within ythe-horizontal operating scope of the movable arm.V p

Signed at Elkhart, Indiana, this 17 th day of December, 1920.

JOHN F. GODFREY. 

